JavaScript Robotics: Working with Johnny-Five
What will you learn in this course?
- Set up and install the Johnny-Five robotics framework
- Control LED’s wired to a Raspberry Pi with JavaScript
- Control LED’s wired to an Arduino with JavaScript
- Trigger a relay wired to an Arduino with JavaScript
- Control an Arduino-powered tank using an Xbox 360 controller
Requirements
- Students should have a basic understanding of JavaScript
- Students should have a basic understanding of Node.js
- Access to a Raspberry Pi and/or Arduino
Description
This course is actually composed of a series of different “mini-courses” that are divvied up in the various sections, which will introduce you to the Johnny-Five framework, and get you up and running with different examples for working with various components.
Johnny-Five is for those of you who would like to get into robotics, but don’t really care to learn languages like C or C++. Johnny-Five is a JavaScript framework that allows you to use any existing skills you may have picked up from a web or Node.js development to control hardware.
Who is the target audience?
- Anyone who wants to get started with robotics using JavaScript
